A Cox’s Bazar court on Sunday started official trial of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah murder case by framing charges against 29 accused. District and Session Court Judge Mohammad Ismail framed the charges during a hearing on the charge sheet submitted by police in the case. Fifteen of the 29 accused were present at the court during the hearing while others remained absconding till date, said Public Prosecutor Faridul Alam. Also read: Police press charges against 29 Rohingyas in Mohib Ullah murder case On June 13, police pressed charges against the 29 accused after an eight-month long investigation in this case. On September 29 last year, Mohib Ullah, chairman of Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH), was killed by some gunmen at his office. They fired four shots at Mohib Ullah and fled the scene using a lane behind Mohib Ullah’s house. The next day, police filed a case following a complaint from his brother Habib Ullah. Also read: Mohib Ullah murder: ARSA commander held On August 25, 2019, Mohib Ullah came to the limelight as a leader after holding an assembly of around five lakh fellow refugees marking Rohingya Genocide Day.

Azizul Haque, arrested on Saturday morning over the killing of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah, confessed to his direct involvement in the murder before a court in Cox’s Bazar. Cox’s Bazar Senior Judicial Magistrate Jerin Sultana recorded his statement for two hours. He was later sent to jail. Tipped off, Armed Police Battalion (APBn) members arrested Azizul from a camp in Ukhia and they arrested three other Rohingyas acting on his statement. Commander of APBn-14 SP Naimul Haque briefed the media about his arrest. SP Naimul said the miscreants held their last meeting at Markaj hill in the camp two days before the murder. Read: Mohib Ullah Murder: Accused Elias makes confessional statement Nine people, including five armed members, were asked to complete the mission that day, which they completed within just two minutes, he said.